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Ring
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelka (Amtalqa)
568–555 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Diameter of ring: .025 x .022; plaque: .011 x .009
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.264
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionSpiral fluted gold wire with rectangle of green amazonite.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. Tomb of Aramatelka (Amtalqa). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Amtalqa, (Pyramid 9 at Nuri), January 1917.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Amtalqa, (Pyramid 9 at Nuri), January 1917.